Fastening for studs or other articles



(ModeL) A. BAUER.

FASTENING FOR STUDS OR OTHER ARTIGLES.

No. 305,658. Patented Sept. 23, 1884-.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, ADOLPH BAUER, OF CINCINNATI OHIO.

FASTENING FOR STUDS OR OTHER ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATTON forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,658, dated September 23, 1884. Application filed February 16, 1884. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADoLrH BAUER, of Oincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Device for Fastening Studs and other Articles, of which the following is a specification. y"

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my device in its open condition.

same. a A may represent any stud, button, brooch, or similaryobject. B is a small metallic bar, which is brazed or soldered to the rear'of such object, and which is armed at one end with an outward and forwardly directed hook, C. At the same end of said bar. is a hinge, D, for attachment of an arm, E, which has a slot, 6, whereby the arm is in its closed condition en: abled to snap over the ridge 1) or bar B with sufficient tightness to retain it in the said condition against accidental displacement. The

arm E terminates at its free end in a hook, F, similar to the hook G. The stationary hook 0 Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the being first engaged in the garment or other object to which the article is to be attached, the hook F is then engaged at the proper distance folded to the condition shown in Fig. 2, preserves this condition until the arm E is forcibly lifted by the user, which having been done, the article can be released by a repetition in reverse order of the above-described manipulations that were employed in attaching it.

I claim as new and of my invention- The device for fastening studs and other articles, consisting of ridged bar 113,- fixed hook in hook F, and adapted to snap over the ridge b of said bar, substantially as set forth.

set my hand ADOLPH BAUER.

Attest:

GEO. H. KNIGHT,

S. S. CARPENTER.

in the same object, and the arm, being then G, and the slotted hinged arm E, terminating In testimony of which invention I hereunto 4o 

